Re: Learning G Code

Ballendo,

I'm not aware of any commercial/production CNC controls that allow
this type of "free form" syntax. All controllers I'm familiar with
are very syntax specific. You either program according to their
rules of syntax or not at all.

Are you expressing an opinion of the way you'd like things to be, or
am I way behind the times regarding interpreters?

thanks,

Doug

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "ballendo" <ballendo@y...> wrote:
> Brian, list,
>
> A properly written G code interpreter will ignore "white space".
> Therefore the lines (called blocks in g code):
>
> G01 x5 f12
> G01x5f12
> G 0 1 x 5 f 1 2
> G01 x5 f 1 2
>
> will all be treated the same way.
>
> G code is also SUPPOSED to ignore case, but many interpreters
require
> the use of upper case letters to work correctly. MaxNC is one
example.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ballendo
>